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Admissions
To view Independent Study policy, click here.
Independent Study students may apply at any time. However, students who apply during the Independent Study Priority Registration Period may be eligible to receive additional financial aid. To review the Independent Study financial aid policy click here.
To apply, students must complete and submit the Application for Independent Study.
The following students will be considered for Independent Study enrollment:
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Degree-seeking students. Students currently attending the University of Arkansas who have been accepted for regular admission to the University and are seeking a degree from one or more of the University's colleges.
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Non-degree-seeking students. Students currently attending the University of Arkansas who have been accepted for regular admission to the University, but have not declared a major program of study.
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Visiting students (Non-degree-seeking from UA). Visiting students from other colleges or universities who wish to enroll at the University to earn credits that they plan to transfer back to their home institution. It is the student’s responsibility to verify with his or her college that courses taken here will be acceptable as transfer credit.
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Special Interest students (Non-degree-seeking from UA). Students who want to take courses of special interest for personal or professional development, but who are not interested in working toward a degree. Students who already have a college degree and who want to take credit classes, but not toward another degree at this time.
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High school students (Non-degree-seeking from UA). High school students who wish to take selected University courses while enrolled in high school may apply to the Independent Study program. Applications must contain signature approval of the high school principal or counselor. These applications are reviewed by the Department of Independent Study.